Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 14, 1915

May 14, 1915 Miss Taft Belles collar isn't any too large with a pad. she has a rope halter. Yes I sowed the samples on no. 6. I sowed all the Timothy seed and there is a quart of clover seed left. I had plenty of carrot seed. The carrots were all fed. The alfalfa patches look good the patch at the east is about 1 foot high. The cut worms havn't bothered here any yet. Belles feet are all right and she don't need shod behind. I used all the fertilizer and the potatoes are treated and planted there are 2 tree rows and a row and a half of potatoes. It has been cold nights but no frost Stutsmans got 13 bu. of oats all told and Breedens got 20 bu. and there are about 10 bu. left and the other bin is full and there is 9 or 10 bu. of seed oats over to Stutsmans yet. I have the corn ground plowed and draged and am picking up stone. I broke the plow evener and went down to Cramptons an got him to make me a new one and brought back a load of sawdust. the evener was a dollar and I don't know how much the sawdust was. I planted one tree row of sweet corn part ever green and part Golden Bantum. We mislaid the letter in regards to sweet corn and I can't find it. Frank Crampton would like to buy Dick he said he would give $40 for him and be good to him and take good care of him. and he won't eat much of anything but grain. It is nice to have some one in the country that does their work good it kinda helps the rest. The horses are all right.